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16/08/2016
Body Found In Search For Missing Fisherman
Rescuers searching for a fisherman missing off the coast of Cork have recovered a body.
A search operation was launched at first light today (Tuesday) after the fisherman failed to return from a trip on Monday night.
The search in an area south of Schull involved local rescue boats, the LÉ Orla, and a Coast Guard helicopter.
The body was found by the Schull Community rescue boat.
It has been taken to Bantry General Hospital where formal identification will be carried out.
(MH/CD)
A search operation was launched at first light today (Tuesday) after the fisherman failed to return from a trip on Monday night.
The search in an area south of Schull involved local rescue boats, the LÉ Orla, and a Coast Guard helicopter.
The body was found by the Schull Community rescue boat.
It has been taken to Bantry General Hospital where formal identification will be carried out.
(MH/CD)
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